The muttering of the crowd in response to their peer's narrow miss rose in volume as the flimsy "E!" Entertainment Frisbee was returned. As time passed with little more luck than glancing the disc off of a tree, the muttering and laughing died down as people lost interest.

Narrowly missing one of the teens, a backhoe rumbled and clanked angrily up the drab gray path, paying little heed to the class. Alow roar of confusion rose from the kids once more.

The childish giggle of teenaged girls rose in the midst of the chatter, in response to a quiet, almost inaudible remark in comparison to the rest of the noise.

Station 2:

It's colder here; we're further down the hill. The giggling is continuing, but this time it's over a game of tag separated from the class. The chaos further up the hill made the laughing and disc tossing seem like a pristine silence.

--"Dell has released two servers for the U.S. market that have been customized to run Ubuntu-based cloud services. The company has outfitted its PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers with Canonical's Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), an implementation of the Eucalyptus private cloud software that runs on the Ubuntu Server Edition operating system."

--"The organizers of the Cyber Foundations program have some lofty goals. In addition to identifying a new generation of security experts, they want to make cybergeeks as cool as sports stars, said Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, a sponsor of the competition. The competition includes tests in computer networking, operating systems and systems administration. Registration is open until Feb. 18. and prizes include four full-ride college scholarships sponsored by the U.S. Navy, gift certificates, and letters of recognition from governors and members of the U.S. Congress."
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Planetouched

Planetouched is a general word to describe someone who can trace his or her bloodline back to an outsider, usually a fiend or celestial.

The effects of having a supernatural being in one’s heritage last for many generations. Although not as dramatically altered as a half-celestial or a half-fiend, planetouched still retain some special qualities.

The two planetouched varieties described here are the most common. Aasimars are humans with some trace of celestial blood in their veins, and tieflings have some fiendishness in their family tree.

Aasimars are usually tall, good-looking, and generally pleasant. Some have a minor physical trait suggesting their heritage, such as silver hair, golden eyes, or an unnaturally intense stare.

Most aasimars are decidedly good-aligned. They fight against evil causes and attempt to sway others to do the right thing. Occasionally they take on the vengeful, judgmental aspect of their celestial ancestor, but this is rare.

Combat

Aasimars usually like a fair, straightforward contest. Against a particularly evil foe, however, they fight with utter conviction and to the death.